baby
US /ˈbeɪbi/
UK /ˈbeɪbi/
- Countable Noun
- A very young child, who cannot yet speak
- Transitive Verb
- To treat someone as if they were newly born
A2Moreblack and blue
US /blæk ənd blu/
UK /blæk ænd blu:/
- Adjective
- Covered with bruises.
A1Moreblade
US /bled/
UK /bleɪd/
- Noun
- One of several flat pieces in a fan which move air
- Sharp edge used for cutting
B1Morebullet
US /ˈbʊlɪt/
UK /'bʊlɪt/
- Countable Noun
- Metal object fired from a gun
- Dot at the beginning of each line in a list
- Adjective
- Very fast.
B1Moreburn down
US /bɚn daʊn/
UK /bə:n daun/
- Phrasal Verb
- To destroy (usually buildings) by burning
A1Moredarling
US /ˈdɑrlɪŋ/
UK /'dɑ:lɪŋ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Dearly loved person
A2Moredevil
US /ˈdɛvəl/
UK /ˈdevl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A spirit said to be evil
- A very bad or cruel person.
- Transitive Verb
- To prepare (food) with hot or spicy seasonings.
B1Morefrom the first
US /frəm ðə ˈfɝst/
UK /frəm ðə ˈfɜ:st/
- other
- From the very beginning.
B2Moreget back to
US /ɡɛt bæk tu/
UK /ɡet bæk tu:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To get in contact with someone again
- To return to someone or something; to respond at a later time.
A1Moregrenade
US /ɡrəˈned/
UK /ɡrə'neɪd/
- Countable Noun
- Hand-held explosive devise
B2Morehand on
US /hænd ɑn/
UK /hænd ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To pass or transfer something physically to someone else.
- To pass or transfer knowledge, skills, or traditions to someone else.
A1Morein flames
US
UK
- Phrase
- Burning fiercely
B2Morejump in
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To enter a vehicle quickly.
- To interrupt a conversation.
kiss
US /kɪs/
UK /kɪs/
- Transitive Verb
- To touch something in a light or gentle way
- To put your lips against another's to show love
A2Moreliar
US /ˈlaɪɚ/
UK /ˈlaɪə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Person who tells lies
A2Morenumb
US /nʌm/
UK /nʌm/
- Adjective
- Unable to feel a body part due to cold or illness
- Transitive Verb
- To make a part of body unable to feel (pain, etc.)
B2Moreon fire
US /ɑn faɪr/
UK /ɔn ˈfaiə/
- Adjective
- Very successful or popular
- Burning
A2Morerip
US /rɪp/
UK /rɪp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
- To become torn, opened, or split apart forcefully
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A long tear in something, e.g. a piece of cloth
- (Slang) A puff of marijuana.
B1Morestraight
US /stret/
UK /streɪt/
- Adjective
- Not having curves, bends, or angles
- Not gay; heterosexual
- Adverb
- in a line; immediately; honestly and directly
- In a straight line; directly.
A2TOEICMoretoss
US /tɔ:s/
UK /tɒs/
- Transitive Verb
- To throw something into the air, e.g. casually
- To mix ingredients lightly.
- Intransitive Verb
- To move about restlessly; to writhe or fidget.
- To be thrown about violently.
B1Moretrash
US /træʃ/
UK /træʃ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Garbage or anything that is worthless
- Transitive Verb
- To throw away in the garbage
- To criticize; claim person/thing is inferior
B2TOEICMoretrouble
US /ˈtrʌbəl/
UK /ˈtrʌbl/
- Transitive Verb
- To worry, bother or disturb someone
- To make an effort to do something; bother
- Uncountable Noun
- Lack of public order; disturbance
- State of difficulty or stress
A2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- hand on: To pass or transfer something physically to someone else.
- jump in: To enter a vehicle quickly.
- from the first: From the very beginning.
- black and blue: Covered with bruises.
- get back to: To get in contact with someone again
- burn down: To destroy (usually buildings) by burning
- in flames: Burning fiercely
- on fire: Very successful or popular
- baby: A very young child, who cannot yet speak
- train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- black: To fill in something to make it a very dark color
- die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
- hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
- woman: Adult female human being
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- ask: To say to someone that you want something
- open: To make accessible or able to be used, e.g. road
- easy: Not hard to do; not difficult
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- love: Person's name
- blue: Color of the clear sky
- car: A vehicle with wheels and engine to carry people
- jump: To attack someone suddenly
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
- front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- kiss: To touch something in a light or gentle way
- wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
- fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
- trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
- smile: To put up the corners of mouth to show happiness
- trouble: To worry, bother or disturb someone
- burn: To destroy with fire
- blade: One of several flat pieces in a fan which move air
- bullet: Metal object fired from a gun
- liar: Person who tells lies
- rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
- darling: Dearly loved person
- devil: A spirit said to be evil
- toss: To throw something into the air, e.g. casually
- grenade: Hand-held explosive devise
- numb: Unable to feel a body part due to cold or illness
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She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.
Vocabulary
- brave
adj. Having courage
- comfort zone
phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe
Explanation
a brave step is a noun phrase, where brave is an adjective modifying the noun step, meaning "a courageous step".
forward is an adverb modifying step, meaning "ahead".
The whole phrase serves as the object, answering the "what" of took (verb) — she took a brave step forward.
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brave
US/brev/
UK/breɪv/
adj.Brave
v.t.To bravely face
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